Subject: What is it? Thought it was a wasp. Geographic location of the bug: Upstate SC USA Date: 06/04/2020 Time: 11:31 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: This is June 4th. Was 90°partly cloudy and humid. This was at 10:30pm. Cat caught and killed it. It is the size of an average wasp. How you want your letter signed: However

Male Glowworm

This is an adult male Glowworm Beetle. Unlike Fireflies that have bioluminescent abilities, only the larval Glowworm glows. The larval Glowworm is sometimes called a Railroad Worm.

Subject: Bug found on inca trail Geographic location of the bug: Valle sagrado, Peru Date: 02/06/2020 Time: 05:09 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hey bug man! Found this interesting looking creature walking across the path! It has some pretty cool Armour! How you want your letter signed: Matt

Firefly (or Net-Winged Beetle) Larva

Dear Matt, This is a Beetle Larva in one of two families. Our first choice is a Firefly Larva in the family Lampyridae, but we would not discount that it might be a Net-Winged Beetle Larva in the family Lycidae. Larvae from the two families are difficult to differentiate from one another.

Subject: Moth or cockroach? Geographic location of the bug: Niagara Falls Ontario, rural. Date: 07/25/2019 Time: 12:46 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hi, maybe you can help? I’m just curious to see if this is a moth, beetle, or cockroach. Hopefully not a cockroach. How you want your letter signed: J

Firefly

Dear J, This is neither a moth nor a Cockroach, but it is a Beetle. It is a Firefly.

Subject: Unknown glowing caterpillar Geographic location of the bug: Avoca IA Date: 06/17/2019 Time: 08:41 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I found this at night, glowing on the ground next to my home. I live in a rural area. I have not seen anything wit this glow pattern before or since. It was found June 2 at 10 pm. I returned to where I found it after photographing it. I am attaching a picture with the lights on so you can see the caterpillar and one with the lights off so you can see its glow. How you want your letter signed: Yvonne

Glowworm

Dear Yvonne, This is a Glowworm, the larva of a Beetle in the family Phengodidae, not a Caterpillar. Here is a similar looking image from BugGuide that is also from Iowa.

Subject: Beetle Identification Geographic location of the bug: Assam, India Date: 06/06/2019 Time: 02:12 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I saw this beetle on a moss-covered rock while birding. It looks like a Trilobite Beetle. I would like to know the species. How you want your letter signed: Leons Mathew

Firefly Larva, we believe

Dear Leons, This is a Beetle larva, which might make exact identification difficult if not impossible. We believe this is a Firefly larva, but we would not rule out that it might be a Net-Winged Beetle larva. According to Eric Eaton, if you watch it eat a snail or slug, it is definitely a Firefly larva.